Despite a somewhat lopsided score, the match was nothing but electric. The clash of No. 1 teams featured 19 wrestlers ranked in their respective division.

"Really good win for us tonight; there was a lot riding on this one," said Dundee coach Tim Roberts. "We knew we had to show up to wrestle tonight, and I am very impressed with how our team grinded out the victory."

With the starting weight class of the night at 189 pounds, both teams looked to gain an early edge. Dundee did just that as Tye Thompson recorded a quick pin against Mitch Ely. Fourth-ranked Theodore Warren, who bumped up a weight class to face third-ranked Jacob Morgan, then earned a pin to give Dundee a quick 12-0 lead.

Next up was Hudson's second-ranked heavyweight Zach Rieger against top-ranked John Marogen. These two have had some thrillers in the past, and they did not disappoint this time. Going into the third period, Rieger was down 1-0 and chose bottom. After a hard battle, Rieger finally got up and tied the match 1-1 with just one minute remaining. Rieger hit a deep single leg to take down Marogen and grab a 3-1 lead. With just under 20 seconds left, Rieger was called for a lock hands violation, which awarded Marogen one point. Hudson's heavyweight was able to ride out the last few seconds, though, as Rieger was victorious 3-2.

After the momentum shift from Rieger's win, the Tigers looked to turn things around. Top-ranked Roddy Hamdan recorded a 11-1 win in the next match against eighth-ranked Kenny Reinhart.

After wins from second-ranked Isaac Dusseau, who bumped up to 119 on the night, Mason Lopinski at 130, fourth-ranked JD Waters at 135 and top-ranked Cole Weaver at 140, Hudson found itself down only two points with four matches remaining as the score read 21-19.

However, Hudson was pinned three times in the final four matches and lost the other by tech fall.

"It could have been closer. They won eight matches, we won six," said Hudson coach Scott Marry. "They recorded all the bonus points tonight and credit goes to them. I'm happy with the way some of our guys wrestled, but I'm very disappointed that six of our guys got stuck. All we can do now is learn from this experience and head forward. This loss will either make us or break us."

Hudson will compete in the Lenawee County All-Star Tournament on Friday at Adrian College.